The health in the Jacksonville, NC Metro Area is highly accessible and provides a wide array of quality medical services. It is home to many local hospitals, such as Onslow Memorial Hospital and Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, both offering advanced medical care and resources. Additionally, there are numerous local medical facilities throughout the area that provide a variety of health services such as urgent care centers, pharmacies, specialty clinics, and physical therapy centers. In addition to providing quality medical services, the Jacksonville Metro Area also offers plenty of healthy lifestyle options for its residents including access to outdoor recreation activities like hiking trails and beaches as well as various fitness centers. With all these resources at their fingertips, residents in this area can easily maintain their health and wellbeing.
The health of a city has many different factors. It can refer to air quality, water quality, risk of getting respiratory disease or cancer. The people you live around can also affect your health as some places have lower or higher rates of physical activity, increased alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, and cancer rates.
Physicians per Capita
There are 99 physicians per 100,000 population in Jacksonville Metro Area. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Jacksonville Metro Area area is 108.5 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
108.5 / 100
Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Jacksonville Metro Area area is 86 (100=best). The US average is 55.
86 / 100
Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
Superfund Index
The annual BestPlaces Superfund Index for the Jacksonville Metro Area area is 79 (100=best). The US average is 87.
79 / 100
The EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation's most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
Quick Facts
Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Jacksonville Metro Area commutes 21.4 minutes one-way, which is shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Jacksonville Metro Area area is 78 (100=best). The US average is 58.
78 / 100
This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.